"Oh, where did this adorable little girl co from?"
In response to Lin Xiaolu's intrusion, Yuan looked sowhat surprised, but still showed no displeasure. She naturally removed her hand from behind Lin Yun, as if nothing had happened, and moved a couple of steps aside, her curious gaze shifting back and forth between Lin Yun and Lin Xiaolu at the door: "What is your relationship?"
"I'm his daughter," Lin Xiaolu replied while walking over to the desk.
"...This is my daughter."
Although he was reluctant, Lin Yun could only answer as such.
From a rational standpoint, he did not want to reveal to an enemy from Claw Marks who his family was, but the current situation was special. If he dared to say "She's not my daughter," who knows how Lin Xiaolu might react.
After all, with a change of perspective, the scene that had just unfolded in the Director's Office could easily lead an uninford observer to so questionable assumptions. He really should not add fuel to the fire at this mont.
"So, the married part was true?"
Yuan blinked in surprise, "I thought you were just making up an excuse to fob off."
"I think a little thought would tell you that lying about such a matter would be of no value to ."
Lin Yun gave her a sideways glance, "So what were you planning to say? After that, you can leave."
"Is this an eviction notice?"
Yuan squinted and smiled, "It was all fun and warm just a mont ago, and now you're treating so coldly?"
"I hope you'll base your words on reality and not make up things that never happened."
Lin Yun said expressionlessly, "There was no rry-making; you just wanted to find soone to drink with."
"Hmm... whether what I say is the truth or not might not matter at all."
Yuan pointed to Lin Xiaolu, who had walked over to the desk, "Look, she seems to think differently."
Without her saying, Lin Yun certainly knew what his daughter was thinking.
Or rather, with Lin Xiaolu's expression of half-squinted eyes and scrutinizing gaze, anyone could guess her thoughts.
"I need an explanation." After the two of them finally paused in their conversation, she spoke up, "You sent a text to get rid of , just so you could et this woman in the office? Who is she?"
"No problem, I can explain."
Lin Yun imdiately responded, lifting his hand as a gesture for Lin Xiaolu to calm down: "The text was indeed because I needed to talk to her, but our conversation was strictly professional, not what you're thinking."
"Hmm?"
Lin Xiaolu leaned on the desk, her gaze sweeping back and forth across Yuan and Lin Yun's faces: "A professional conversation? Is professional content sothing that needs to be whispered in the ear from behind soone's back?"
Lin Yun was at a loss for words.
That mont, no matter how he explained it, seed to suggest that he was rely protesting his innocence futilely; his best plan now was to make a clean breast of things to avoid a worse outco.
"You can understand that this lady..."
He had only spoken a few words when Lin Yun had to pause and glance back at Yuan before continuing, "This auntie, she tends to lack a sense of personal space in everything she does. It's just her personal style."
"Personal style?" Lin Xiaolu raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, personal style. You can think of it as just a joke. There's no emotional connection between us."
Feeling he had found a suitable entry point, Lin Yun quickly added, "And from a rational standpoint, you're not unaware of our family's situation. If I truly wanted to find another wife, would there really be any need to hide it from you?"
"Hmm..."
Lin Xiaolu couldn't help but ponder, "That does make sense, doesn't it?"
"Moreover, we were indeed discussing work-related topics, and they're quite sensitive, so that's why I asked you to step out. It wasn't because I had any ulterior motives."
Raising a finger, Lin Yun seized the opportunity to continue, "Think about it, you left earlier of your own accord, right? Contrary to that, if I really wanted to... have a date? Even if I called soone as you were leaving, it would take a while for them to get to the Abnormal Strategy Bureau. So even if I deliberately sent you away, there wouldn't be much ti to spend together in-between, which wouldn't be beneficial to , would it?"
"So?" Lin Xiaolu posed as if she was convinced.
"Therefore, I had no motive to do such a thing, nor does it make logical sense. There's nothing special about my relationship with her; we simply know each other through work."
Lin Yun concluded the matter, "The truth is you had just left when a visitor arrived, and she happened to play a joke that could be easily misunderstood upon your return... It was just a coincidence."
"I see, this is a coincidence, that's a coincidence, everything sounds so coincidental indeed," Lin Xiaolu nodded indifferently, her tone calm. However, just as Lin Yun thought he had successfully convinced his daughter, she asked again, "So, what exactly were those work-related topics you were discussing?"
Lin Yun was silent once more.
This ti it wasn't due to embarrassnt, but because this was the very scene he had hoped to avoid.
The Lin Xiaolu before him, despite her youth, could still be considered a Magical Girl representing Fangting City; Yuan, standing behind him, was a defector, a Magical Girl from Claw Marks.
Their identities were not diatrically opposed, but were definitely incompatible as fire and water.
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